Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Nationals Park is where the Washington Nationals (22-38) will compete against the Milwaukee Brewers (33-27) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Brandon Woodruff and Evan Lee.

The Brewers have accumulated 82 doubles as a team and have hit 75 balls out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .393 and have been called out on strikes 535 times, while being walked on 196 occasions. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are earning 4.3 runs/g, which is 18th in baseball. They have accrued 249 RBI's and 457 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is sitting at .230. They have earned a total of 257 runs scored and hold an OBP of .306.

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The Brewers have an earned run average of 3.69 this season (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 574 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 191 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.67 as a unit on the campaign. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 62 home runs and 253 total runs (19th in the league).

Brewers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 44 times in addition to having 71 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 39 holds on the year (6th in the league). The Brewers bullpen have earned a save rate of 74.2% and has entered the game in 70 save situations. They have compiled 23 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 8 of their 31 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 72 base runners over the course of the season and 33.3% of those runners ended up scoring. The Brewers have dispatched 193 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 1,594 putouts this season, as well as 541 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which puts them in 21st in the majors, and they have twisted 39 double plays. The Brewers have transformed 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,782 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 21st in MLB.

Woodruff has pitched in 503 frames and has earned 577 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.36 (188 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.084. He has surrendered 414 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 132 walks. Woodruff (33-24 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.23 while he has faced 2,040 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .380 and they earn 4.13 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have 100 doubles, while taking a walk 178 times and scoring 248 runs. Washington has recorded 46 home runs so far this year to go along with 237 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 437 occasions (26th in MLB) and are sitting with 522 base hits. The Washington Nationals have recorded a team OBP of .321 as well as a batting average of .257 so far this season.

The Washington pitching staff have given up 333 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 5.33 (310 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 71 dingers and they concede 5.73 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.511 with a FIP of 4.59 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.06 (463 strikeouts against 225 bases on balls). They come in at 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 565.

Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of 109 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 64 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 38 save situations, the Nationals have accumulated 24 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They rank 17th in baseball with a save percentage of 64.3%, and they have dispatched 227 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year. Washington has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 14 save opportunities and they have tallied 9 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 46 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in MLB). The Nationals have racked up 545 assists, 42 errors and have earned a total of 1,569 putouts on the campaign. In 4,707 innings on the field, the Nationals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 66.5% (29th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Lee has surrendered 5 base knocks while he has earned 4 strikeouts in 5 frames. He has allowed a total of 2 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.500 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.33 and he has gone up against 25 opposing batters during his career. Lee (0-1 career record) is the owner of a 3.38 earned run average while conceding 8.4 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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